Is this guy a delta pilot, delta regional pilot or neither

[GINCHBLASTER]

He is no longer at Comair. He was one of the few who was interviewed and hired at Delta. lol

ugh that sucks. So close haha

 

[JoeMerchant]

Actually, this is reassuring. I would rather have my family on that flight!

CYA

What exactly is the "wind check" telling you that reassures you? It isn't what the wind is going to be when and where you touch down. I prefer to use things like flags, wind socks, water, trees, and which way I have to point the nose to give me an idea of the wind.....

By the way, how do you land at airports after the tower closes or at uncontrolled airports...No wind check then....

 

[JoeMerchant]

By the way, regarding the original article...Who cares if he grew some weed...I don't smoke the stuff, but it's time to just legalize it. Hell it's easier to be in this country illegally these days then it is to grow some weed. Priorities in this country are all screwed up.....

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Consented to let them search? Uh, no thanks - I'll pass.

 

[AnimalTale]

What exactly is the "wind check" telling you that reassures you? It isn't what the wind is going to be when and where you touch down. I prefer to use things like flags, wind socks, water, trees, and which way I have to point the nose to give me an idea of the wind.....

By the way, how do you land at airports after the tower closes or at uncontrolled airports...No wind check then....

Fly into Denver sometimes. Then you will see why I am glad the Delta pilots are asking.

CYA

 

[crj567]

I don't get it??? Fill me in on your stupidity!

If you are looking for stupidity-just scrounge up a mirror. Put it to use, and you will have all the stupidity you can handle.

 

[say again]

They say it so no one else has to. :laugh:

 

[at7driver]

DL 12 heavy wind check..... uh ya delta winds still calm... GL.

 

[clippyrip]

Will people ever learn to not consent to a search request...especially if you have something to hide?

I second that! What an A-hole. My answer would be NO. Unless you have a warrant, no.

If they ask, it means they are legally not allowed to search. If they had a warrant, they wouldn't ask.

 

[Simon Says]

Actually, this is reassuring. I would rather have my family on that flight!

CYA

Interesting thought. The philosophy of flying an aircraft. Asking for a wind check when it is fairly calm vs a wind check on a blustering day. Of course it is prudent to ask for a wind check on the blustering day, but the guy asking for a wind check on every landing (including the ones where the wind is fairly calm).

My question is...Does this person truely have the big picture in mind. Can they estimate what the airplane is going to do in the next 10 seconds, 20 seconds,....30 seconds? Maybe?

We just don't know. So the discussion continues.

As to your aurgument of putting your family on board this particular aircraft, which you are really trying to aurgue that this person that asks for wind checks seems to be a better pilot. Simply asking for a wind check.

I would have to counter that aurgument and say I would think the better pilot could use other refrences to estimate the wind, be confident in the abilities of themselves and the aircraft, and of course the knowledge that asking for a wind check on a 5 mile final only gives a snapshot of one particular area and a point of time.

I could write a thesis on the philosophies of flight/airmanship.

 

[Simon Says]

Fly into Denver sometimes. Then you will see why I am glad the Delta pilots are asking.

CYA

This touches on the philosophy of debating. What you are implying by telling the group "try flying into DEN sometime" is that you do it all the time and we have no experience flying into DEN, or for that matter any other airport where the winds can shift quite a bit.

So lets go back to the simple aurgument of Joe Merchant. He says that he would rather use other indicators to forcast what the winds are going to be doing on touchdown vs someone calling for a windcheck. By no means am I saying that the guy calling for a wind check is not using any other means to estimate the wind upon landing. I am saying there are aurguments out there that the guy calling for a wind check is taking up "air time" on the radio and that call is not nesacery (sp).

Lets find common ground amongst the group by stating this fact. Calling for a wind check CAN be one of many tools used to estimate the winds on the ground at the time of landing.

 

[AnimalTale]

This touches on the philosophy of debating. What you are implying by telling the group "try flying into DEN sometime" is that you do it all the time and we have no experience flying into DEN, or for that matter any other airport where the winds can shift quite a bit.

So lets go back to the simple aurgument of Joe Merchant. He says that he would rather use other indicators to forcast what the winds are going to be doing on touchdown vs someone calling for a windcheck. By no means am I saying that the guy calling for a wind check is not using any other means to estimate the wind upon landing. I am saying there are aurguments out there that the guy calling for a wind check is taking up "air time" on the radio and that call is not nesacery (sp).

Lets find common ground amongst the group by stating this fact. Calling for a wind check CAN be one of many tools used to estimate the winds on the ground at the time of landing.

Your signature line says it all: "I'm a dork and should have logged out last-time."

Good bye.

CYA

 

[tiffanytaylor]

Yes he's a Comair pilot. JB had a meeting with our MEC who is pissed off about it because it has given Comair a black eye.

 

[V-1]

Yes he's a Comair pilot. JB had a meeting with our MEC who is pissed off about it because it has given Comair a black eye.

How many eyes can Comair have?

I guess two for every president Delta has installed there over the last six years. I believe that would calculate out to about twelve black eyes.

 

[Simon Says]

Your signature line says it all: "I'm a dork and should have logged out last-time."

Good bye.

CYA

Thats it? I was hoping for more. Come on, you got more don't you?

Your signature line says all too much about this industry. Good luck and I am not being sarcastic either.

 

[tiffanytaylor]

How many eyes can Comair have?

 

[Whine Lover]

How can we tie this into the East-West debate at Airways?




Oh, and Mesa sucks....


YKW

 

[say again]

How can we tie this into the East-West debate at Airways?




Oh, and Mesa sucks....


YKW

You had to go there? hahaha:beer::uzi:

 

[atlcrashpad]

The article only said "employee" not "pilot". For what its worth.

"Pilot From NC Charged With Growing Marijuana"
It twas only in da title and the first sentence...... bouyyyyyy......

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Actually, if you don't get he reference, it is you who is stupid. . . . or you've never operated into ATL . . . or DFW . . . or LGA . . . or BOS . . . or . . nevermind.

Stupid shouldn't call the stupid "stupid", Stupid.

In the jumpseat on the Tranny into ATL a few weeks ago. Cappy asked for a "wind check". Wasn't even the FO or you would claim he was early retired DL guy. Just a regular Airtran dude and he was curious about the current winds rather than the 45 minute old ATIS and since ATL tower often decides it's too much trouble to say the winds when giving landing clearance, it seemed to me like a good call. Espcially since it was a quartering tailwind.

Not sure why guys have the "Delta pilots asked for wind check" wood out there. Not unique to DAL. And not a big deal anyway - who really cares but you handful of guys?

Is it somehow a man-law violation to ask for tower winds?